Leather industry targets $1.77bn exports
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
How the shoe factory found its feet
S. M. Tahmid
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
Bangladesh’s Footwear Market Steps Up
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
Six generations of consumer trust meets comfort
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
Taking Bangladeshi footwear up the value chain
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
The making of Bangladesh’s leather industry
S. M. Tahmid
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
Weathering the Seasons
Sadiya Afrin Hira
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft
Beyond the Basic Pair
Laura Z.
2 September 2026 Footwear Craft

‘We have good standards, but we don’t follow those’

How has the quality of construction evolved over the years?
13 October 2019

Integrity the key to safe construction

In 1905, construction began of a palatial house in Dhaka. That resplendent Mughal architecture-style building today is known as Bangabhaban, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh.
13 October 2019

Changing tastes in a growing car market

The market for automobiles in Bangladesh, especially the four-wheeler segment, is as small as it is diverse. With brand new car dealerships seeing about 80-90 units go out the doors on the popular end every year and lesser brands selling about 20-30 if they are lucky,
25 September 2019

A spike in women drivers

“The driver is not here. Who will take the children to school?” asked Tahmina’s husband. “I will drive them today,” she says, surprising the whole family with the news that she has been secretly learning how to drive.
25 September 2019

Things to consider before buying your first car

Deciding to buy a car is one of the first steps to making your commute easier. With an increasing number of models to choose from, it becomes quite a challenge to pick the right one. How do you know which car is the best for you? Here are a few tips to keep in mind when buying a car, whether reconditioned or brand new.
25 September 2019

The future of the automobile industry in Bangladesh

The automobile industry in Bangladesh, as a whole, is growing. We have an estimated annual demand of 30,000 units for the passenger vehicles among which brand new vehicles are contributing 5,000 units.
25 September 2019

How to make your brand new car last forever

You have bought your brand new car and you cannot stop smiling. Here are a few things you need to watch out for so you can keep smiling years down the line.
25 September 2019

TRUST BUILDING AMONG INDO-PACIFIC LAND FORCES FOR RISK REDUCTION

The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most dynamic regions of the world. It is a region, which is situated at the strategic crossroads,
9 September 2019

Life Theft Auto: Vice City

“CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER”—the instruction pops up on the brand new 32-inch curved monitor’s screen. “Hmm… Which one? Which one should I select?” Genghis Khan murmurs.
10 August 2019

Of Itching and Scratching

I, an itching palm? —William Shakespeare
10 August 2019

Tagore Poems

Krishnakali I call her Krishnokoli, my dark blossom,
10 August 2019

Editor’s Note

It’s that time of the year again, when we offer an array of literary items -- short fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
10 August 2019

Two poems of Federico García Lorca

If I die, leave the balcony open.
10 August 2019

Street Music

Saturday morning: on the brick plaza at the corner of Fourth and Catheri
10 August 2019

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
10 August 2019

NAH!

I am sure it was sometime in 1965 that a classmate at St. Gregory’s, Muhammad Ali Rumee, piqued my curiosity by describing a new movement in letters launched by some friends of his elder brother.
10 August 2019

A Serenade of Love

In a soggy London street he stood, shaking his dreadlocks like wind-struck branches of a willow and moving his weathered bow on the shiny strings of his broken violin.
10 August 2019

Life’s Invisible Battles

This is a story without a beginning or an end. The story does not even relate to events that one can see. And yet, in some sense, there is a beginning and there is an end.
10 August 2019

The Song of the Mountains

It’s late June and it’s hot. It’s nine in the morning and it’s hot. It’s so hot in Dhaka that after a while feelings turn somewhat numbed, vision blurred. And taking advantage of the overcrowded vehicle, when a guy pinches Shila Chakma’s buttock after a futile attempt to grope her breast, she wants to scream: Stop it, you pervert.
10 August 2019